Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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adj
Synonym of Welsh: of or related to Wales, the Welsh people, or the Welsh language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: Welsh
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of or related to Cymric cats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
Synonym of Welsh, the language of the Welsh people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: Welsh
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A breed of domestic cat, developed in Canada, principally characterized by suppression of the tail and by a semi-long-haired coat, with a medium-sized, rounded, cobby body; it is the longhair version of the Manx cat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Cymric cat
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A cat of this breed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Cymric cat
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of Walian: a Welsh person, a Welshman or Welshwoman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: Walian
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noun
a Celtic language of Wales
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Welsh
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Brythonic, Brittanic
History
From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Cymru + -ic. Piecewise doublet of Cumbric and cognate with English Cambrian and Cymry.
